A week spent in Queensland was actually relaxing and enjoyable - and I say actually because I expected mayhem with the trips to the theme parks, burnt, tired children and a lack of local knowledge.
Instead we had luck on our side with many things. Something you wouldn't normally get excited enough about to blog on would be your luck with carparking, EXCEPT when you are as pregnant as I am and can barely waddle let alone walk.
Food is always something to consider when travelling with (my) kids and so on our visit to Seaworld I had lunch and loads of healthy snacks packed which lasted us throughout the day & the trip back to the apartment. However on our second visit to the parks later in the week, we decided we would only take 'the essentials' (fruit, drinks, bathers, nappies)and buy the rest... Wow, what a mistake!
I stood in line for 30 minutes to order a burger. Then when I asked if they could add salad to the kids burgers (it was cheese & tomatoe sauce only), the middle aged woman just answered 'no'. I think my jaw must have dropped because she attempted to explain why. 'We don't have a button to add any extras'. I said that was fine, could she just let the kitchen know manually & I would pay her extra. 'No' Okay this time I think I was saying a lot more with my expression so she decided to walk to ask her manager. She came back, pressed a button & it was done for an extra 60 cents.
When we were at the Seaworld water park, we realised we had to pay a seperate fee to enter the pools. It was stinking hot & 300% humid so we decided the money was worth it & jumped in line. Then someone came up to us & gave us there wrist bands. Awesome.
Had a splash & on the way out I decided we should pay it forward. Found a large family and asked them if they were going in. They also weren't sure but when I flashed the passes, they said that had made their answer easier. Feels good to beat the system sometimes, especially when you have already spend a bazillion dollars on entry and salad for your kids lunch.
Our fridge back at the apartment was probably a little to well stocked for a holiday but I did do cook around half of all of our meals. Funny the things you notice when you're doing everyday things on holidays; I missed my knives and chopping board and also my pillow. Also turning on the hot water tap to have hot water run out immediatley made me laugh.
I couldn't help myself and on our last night I also baked. I made brownies which we shared with our good friends & travel buddies. Thanks for having us guys.
